I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 203 Mai Huang June
Around mid-June, the wheat in Shanxi is ripe.

Jin Cancan, Huang Tongtong, heavy, gratifying growth.

But Zhu Youjian, the idiot emperor who was far away in the capital, walked around the Qianqing Palace like an ant on a hot pot, calling Wei Zhongxian in from time to time to scold him.

He even beat up a few unsightly ministers with his hands.

Maihuang June, you proposed to me to conquer the "thieves" in the three prefectures of Shaanxi and Gansu, and to find a way to go to the northwest to suppress the rebellion with great fanfare?

I call your mother!

Zhu Youjian was running around in a hurry in the Qianqing Palace, but when it was early morning, he instantly turned into a lazy prodigal, and he agreed to all the suggestions of the court officials.

Even some seemingly absurd question books were simply asked to be written by Wang Chengen instead of himself, and all of them were approved!
If you like to play, just play.

My first task is to find a way to harvest every grain as soon as possible, and store it in the granary of the Ming Dynasty...

……

During this period of time, Wei Zhongxian was extremely busy.

The injury on his face had just healed, and it quickly changed from purple to pale, and his mouth was full of scorching blisters.

When Zhu Youjian told Wei Zhongxian his thoughts, the treacherous minister became anxious immediately.

Once the poisonous snake gets its way and launches a full-scale offensive before Mai Huang, the next days of the Ming Dynasty will be very sad.

Those prairie wolves, who planned so hard, turned out to be the food that was about to mature!

This matter seems unreliable, but after Zhu Youjian's repeated demonstrations, he finally determined, what is the military famine in the Northwest, what is the establishment of slaves and knocking off the pass, what is the northern barbarian royal court...

Their goals are very clear.

Once the wheat of the Ming Dynasty was ripe, a dozen or even hundreds of cavalry would rush in, and after wanton massacres and robberies, they would flee to the depths of the desert without entanglement with the Ming defenders at all.

This is the advantage of cavalry.

If they conquer cities and conquer territories, Daming's advanced firearms will teach them how to be a "singing, dancing, hospitable" grassland tribe in minutes.

However, if people are just determined to grab food, then there is nothing to do.

People travel two or three hundred miles a day, just like playing.

However, in the Ming army, a large number of cavalry troops were concentrated on the front line of Shanhaiguan. Most of the so-called Nine Sides were only good at defending the city, and it was difficult to engage in field battles with those light cavalry.

The Hakka Baba, who lived in the Central Plains for a long time, and hid in the palace for many years, had a crush on Daming...

No, it can be said that he knows the farming civilization of the Han people like the palm of his hand.

To the weakness and Achilles heel of this superficial behemoth, it is also accurate!

Once the summer grain is ripe, there will be a "big mopping up", not to mention how much grain they can steal, but the flames of war will spread, and the blow to Daming can be said to be very fatal.

"Long live, the first batch of harvesters has been designed, do you want to..."

"Why do you ask, find a way to harvest the wheat!"

Wei Zhongxian walked into Qianqing Palace in a hurry, and before he finished speaking, Zhu Youjian kicked him out.

"Go back!"

Zhu Youjian suddenly called Wei Zhongxian to stop, "Go, I'll go and have a look too."

As soon as the idiot emperor changed from extravagance and waste in the past, he asked Wei Zhongxian to prepare his horse early, and when he left the Qianqing Palace, he got on his horse and said, "Go to Daming Academy!"

One person, one ride, and run away.

A large group of Jin Yiwei and accompanying eunuchs had no time at all, so they had to follow behind from a distance, and all of them were about to die.

They had never seen that the emperor was in such a hurry, so everyone's heart was covered with a thick layer of haze.

It seems that something big happened in the Ming Dynasty.

Let's say that when Zhu Youjian and Wei Zhongxian arrived at the "Daming Academy" located in Xinwang Mansion, nearly a thousand people were busy sweating profusely, and a dozen newly designed harvesters were undergoing intense debugging.

"This bar is unreasonable. The inclination should be enlarged to hold the straw!"

"The rotation speed of this rotary sickle blade is too low, find a way to enlarge the outer gear by one turn!"

……

Zhu Youjian got off his horse, squeezed into the crowd, looked at the harvester in front of him, and nodded in admiration.

It has to be said that overcoming all difficulties at the beginning and preparing to build the Daming Academy was the most successful feat of his idiot emperor, no less than the combat effectiveness of an iron cavalry.

Even, to a large extent, it has already surpassed the so-called Shenji Camp...

"How many harvesters of this kind can be produced in a day?" Zhu Youjian bent down to check a harvester and asked casually.

Only then did the group of Ming students realize that His Majesty the Emperor had arrived.

Immediately, several mature and prudent students ran over. After bowing their hands and saluting, they directly began to introduce this harvester specially designed for wheat.

"It should have been more precise, but considering the time constraints, it can only be simplified to this extent."

"A machine like this that can harvest four rows of wheat can produce about [-] machines a day with the help of the Daming Engineering Bureau."

"but……"

A student hesitated to speak.

"Speak." Zhu Youjian said softly.

"The amount of steel required is too large. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get it together in a short time." The student said hesitantly.

"Don't worry about the iron and steel thing," Zhu Youjian turned to Wei Zhongxian and said, "You have to find a way to do this, even if you sell iron and steel, you have to meet all the needs.

Furthermore, each pair of harvesters must be equipped with two sets of spare blades.

Also, it must be simplified, so that farmers can repair it by themselves, or even imitate it by themselves. "

All the students bowed their hands and said yes.

Zhu Youjian waved his hand and said, "Go and do your work, I won't disturb your work."

The idiot emperor got on his horse and galloped towards Miss Hongliu's painting boat in Xihaizi.

This time, only the masters of Jinyiwei followed closely behind, and Wei Zhongxian frantically tried to find a way to get steel.

"Hongliu, immediately report to Cao Gongfei and ask him and Mao Yuanyi to do everything possible to contain the prairie cavalry on the front lines of Shanxi Town, Yulin Town, Datong Town, and Ningxia Town.

Just say what I mean, at all costs!
By the way, let Mao Yuanyi find a way to drag the prairie wolves in the northwest as far as possible to the periphery of Yan'an Mansion, Pingliang Mansion, and Qingyang Mansion, so that the food cannot be damaged! "

Miss Hongliu looked at Zhu Youjian with a half-smile, and said, "Master, are you in a hurry?"

Zhu Youjian coughed and urged, "Don't hurry up!"

Miss Hongliu said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord. After you left the boat yesterday, I sent a letter to Mr. Cao."

Zhu Youjian: "..."

My lord, it was a false alarm.

It seems that compared to such fine people as Cao Gong and Mao Yuanyi, his idiot emperor is really a big idiot.

However, this is better.

I can finally learn a foreign language with peace of mind... Ahem, I can talk about life with Miss Hongliu with peace of mind.

"Why didn't you say it earlier? It made my heart jump all night!" Zhu Youjian said angrily, "If you continue like this, I won't love you anymore."

Miss Hongliu smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, don't get angry, in fact, as early as the spring of this year, Mao Yuanyi's side was ready to grab the grain.

According to Cao Gong, the land of Shaanxi, Gansu and the three prefectures is stuck at the throat of the grassland cavalry. The west can support Suzhou Town, the north can resist [-] cavalry, the east can contain Shanxi and Shaanxi, and the south can easily seize the land of Xichuan.

Although the situation is critical, it is not enough to make us helpless. "

After listening to Miss Hongliu's persuasion, Zhu Youjian's heart finally calmed down gradually.

In the final analysis, this shock was due to poverty.

Fear of poverty.

A food problem is enough for him to work hard to build a basic market for years, and it will completely collapse within a month or two.

No wonder he was a little panicked.

"However, grabbing food..."

Here comes a new problem.

Where should those grains be stored?
Logically speaking, the common people should be allowed to save some rations, and the rest should be transported to some nearby cities...

"No, it's still not right."

Zhu Youjian's heart, which had just calmed down, began to chug again.

If it is a pure grassland cavalry, I believe it is easy to deal with. As long as you can hold on to some cities, those bow-legged attacks will often withdraw their troops and leave to commit crimes in places that are easy to rob.

The problem is, this time it was planned by that bastard Hakka Baba. She is proficient in the inside and outside of the Ming Dynasty, up and down.

"Hongliu, convey my meaning again."

Zhu Youjian pondered a few times, and said: "Let Mao Yuanyi think of a way, we must restrain Hakka Baba.

That venomous snake really knows a lot about the farming civilization of our Han people, so we must find a way to prevent her plot from succeeding. "

Hongliu nodded, and went straight out to do some errands.

When it comes to some major issues, she doesn't procrastinate at all, which is what Zhu Youjian likes most about her.

"Da Ming's wheat is ripe..."

Lying on Miss Hongliu's big bed, Zhu Youjian muttered something in a low voice, tilted his head, and fell asleep...

……

The wheat in Shanxi is ripe.

After Mao Yuanyi settled tens of thousands of veterans in the front line of Shanhaiguan, he led Wang Yunyan and a group of people, and headed towards Datong Town at high speed.

Along the way, there are constantly flying pigeons passing books.

Mao Yuanyi issued various orders casually.

This time, Wang Yunyan and others finally realized what precise command is, and what is strategizing and decisive victory.

The characteristic of Mao Yuanyi's command is precision.

It is as large as thousands of miles, and the mountains, rivers and rivers are all hidden in the chest.

As small as some passes, important towns, villages, and even a river, Shangtou, mountain temples, dams, etc. that only local people know, I don't know how many things are in his brain.

After a day and two nights.

Mao Yuanyi and his party arrived in Datong Town.

This time, he directly took out Jin Yiwei's gold medal and the emperor's Shangfang sword, and rushed straight into Datong Town, taking down all the generals, generals, and guerrillas first.

Then, he took over all the prefectural and county yamen.

Because the manpower had been arranged before, after clearing the door, with an order, an army of 5000 people emerged.

It was almost like a magic trick.

Wang Yunyan and the others enjoyed watching it.

Following Marshal Mao, whether it's marching and fighting, or eating mutton in steamed buns, or grabbing food, it's simply a kind of enjoyment!
"The order goes on, and everyone gathers at Datong Station to bring the first batch of harvesters over."

"Establish one hundred grain collection teams."

"Rumors are spreading, saying that the government wants to arrest Ding, and Long Live God wants 30 folk girls to be drafted by the people. Let the big guys bring enough food and flee to Yan'an Mansion, Qingyang Mansion and Pingliang Mansion!"

"In addition, it is said that the officers and soldiers colluded with the powerful landlords to cull the common people in the name of suppressing thieves, and cut off their heads to collect rewards..."

The generals: "..."

Long live the folk draft 30!
Marshal Mao, that's it!

However, thinking about this matter is enjoyable. Who cares if Long Live Lord will get up from the dragon bed in anger and coax the common people away first.

Mao Yuanyi's strategy is very simple, that is, after robbing the food, he will go straight to the fortified wall to clear the wilderness, a piece of food, and a single commoner will not be left for you.

If you are trapped, you must also trap those wolves to death in Shanxi.

As for Taiyuan City, then you can go and attack it, just find a way to kill tens of thousands of cavalry, so that even if they grab a batch of food, they will not be able to carry it back.

After setting up the mission of Datong Mansion, Mao Yuanyi directly asked his own generals to take over the place.

Then, he casually sent a secret letter to the idiot emperor, and under Wei Zhongxian's management, Datong Mansion became a 'base area' logically.

Unknowingly.

As for those idiot generals, generals, guerrillas, etc., just interrogate them casually.

Generally speaking, all of them were dragged out and their heads were beheaded, probably one or two big-headed ghosts who were wronged.

However, if one cuts one after another, it is absolutely what they deserve.

The rottenness of the Ming Dynasty was not at all rotten by a few people or places, but rotten down to the bone.

Even if Da Luo Jinxian went down to earth, he probably could only stare blankly, and couldn't help but follow Mao Yuanyi to rebel for the emperor, right?
Therefore, Mao Shatou didn't bother to pay any attention to it, and let his subordinates wait to deal with it according to the situation. Those who should be chopped off, those who should be imprisoned... Forget it, let's cut them all.

Detained in prisons and wasting food.

In the afternoon of the same day, a whole train 'Yujian Harvester' arrived.

Under Mao Yuanyi's operation like a donkey, large tracts of wheat were quickly cut down, tied neatly, and the ears of wheat were directly guillotined with a guillotine and packed away.

The mountains and plains are scattered with messy wheat grass.

Mao Yuanyi gave the order to set fire to the fields.

Don't leave even a straw to those prairie cavalry, that's why Mao shaved his head.

As for where the looted grain was shipped?
This question is also simple.

Of course, it was transported to Yan'an Mansion, Qingyang Mansion, and Pingliang Mansion, which is my old nest. Now, with the help of Daming Engineering Bureau, it has been built for a long time.

Not to mention those castles poured with cement and reinforced concrete, it is the special topography on the Loess Plateau. Just tossing a few ditches and ridges is enough for those cavalry to drink a pot.

Of course, what Mao Yuanyi relies on is not those useless tortoise shells.

What he relies on is the soldiers in his hands, the common people in the land of the three prefectures!
The ordinary people who have been given the fields and tasted the sweetness, if anyone dares to rob their food and fight for their fields, they will definitely fight you to the end.

If the prairie cavalry wanted to make trouble in the land of the three prefectures, they would be in the hands of Maoshatou.

So, when he received the 'secret decree' from the idiot emperor, he couldn't help laughing.

The hero sees the same.

If the old Zhu's family has a normal mind, how can others survive?

Pity……

After dealing with the affairs of Datong Town, Mao Yuanyi and his party continued to gallop forward.

Next target: Yulin Town.

At that place, there is an old friend sitting in the town, and I have to go to the meeting for a while.

Then, they moved to Fenzhou Prefecture.

(End of this chapter)